House Majority PAC polls: Walsh sinking, King up 6

1/25/12 5:01 AM EST

The Democratic-aligned House Majority PAC is releasing polls in eight targeted House districts Wednesday to show the party's strength in a flurry of key races following the redistricting process.

The surveys, conducted by Public Policy Polling and released first to POLITICO, also found that Speaker John Boehner's approval rating is in the weeds at 26 percent, with congressional Republicans registering a 63 percent disapproval rating nationally.

The summary of the results in the eight races:

ILLINOIS 8th District: 32% say Rep. Joe Walsh deserves reelection, his approval rating sits at just 28 percent. While there are two Democrats in the race against Walsh, PPP tested a generic opponent. Walsh trails the generic Democrat 49 percent to 35 percent.